September 30, 2017
The trike is now mostly done, but the drive train was giving me grief. The idlers were not working out and I replaced the rear cassette due to the chain skipping. The previous owner of the components had beat the bike more than I initially thought with damage to the cassette and outer crank chain […]
September 23, 2017
So now I have striped the trike back down to the frame. There was more touch up welding and grinding going on. The Atomic Zombie website motto seems to be “weld, cuss, grind, repeat” and it fit my welding skill level. So after things got close, I fixed any questionable spots that appeared and finished […]
September 11, 2017
The steering pulling to the right bothered me. The 1.5 to 2 degree difference in the caster angles was there and it had to be the clue I needed. However, the angle readings were varying on each try but overall the right wheel had less caster than the left. I really did not want to […]
September 10, 2017
The front derailleur needs a tube on which to mount. This ended up being a piece of water pipe that was bored out to a reasonable wall thickness. The pipe was then tacked in place on the bottom bracket as the derailleur range of motion was tested prior to final welding. The used front derailleur […]
September 10, 2017
Today, Teal wanted pork chops and I had a craving for smoked pork chops. However the smoked pork chops at the store did not look all that appealing. However, thick cut boneless pork loin chops were on special. So a compromise was in order, and it was still early enough in the day to get […]
September 5, 2017
Hmmm, One brake lever and two front brakes. This needs a bit of work. I considered the dual brake line brake levers, but they don’t look exceptionally well made. I also considered dual hydraulic brakes, but I would still be stuck with the original piston in the grip and reduced braking power. Using caliper brakes […]
